Geeks 'R' Us

Me: Did you hear Obama's pick for Secretary of State?
Chris: Clinton, yeah! Wow.
Me: Yeah. Wow.
Chris: Still think he should've picked her as his running mate, though.
Me: No, there's too many people who still really, really hate her.
Chris: I guess so.
Me: Still, Secretary of State. That's not bad.
Chris: High profile.
Me: Yeah. And the Secretary of State is often, like, it, overseas.
Chris: Yeah?
Me: I mean, look at Powell and Rice. They were the face of America for Iraq. Speaking for the President.
Chris: ::nods:: The Mouth of Sauron.


Chris: (talking about our kids' D&D group) Daniel's doing really well. He's learning a lot of leadership skills too.
Me: Yeah?
Chris: I mean, granted, he's doing it as a female elf wizard, but still, there's a lot he can take from the experience to use in real life.
Me: "I didn't spend all those years playing D&D without learning a little bit about leadership"?
Chris: ::beams:: Oh honey! You do understand!